tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10684628839510625772011-07-08T01:09:43.369+02:00Keturahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07215413566196989215noreply@blogger.comBlogger221100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1068462883951062577.post-35331487355042139902009-07-04T11:27:00.003+02:002009-07-04T11:42:44.508+02:00

So, this morning I decided to try some new things... ok, to be honest I did one of them under duress, but I'm coming to that.I woke up around 8:30 - it's Saturday! I lay in bed thinking about what exactly I wanted to do this morning... unpack? eat? do laundry? clean? I couldn't decide. So, I meandered around for a few minutes and finally decided I was hungry. I had found a recipe for porridge

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Eish! I've been gone from the blogging world for too long! Hakuna matata (which still makes me giggle, but they actually use it here!). Things have been going well in the village! The first outreach team is preparing to leave. Their ministry was such a blessing. We spent time working on the property and doing hut-to-hut evangelism in the village. Since the team was fairly small (six people), I've

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Greetings and salutations! I feel like I've been gone for a while... almost a whole month. Sorry about that! Things have gotten really busy over the course of the last few weeks.The first things to take me out of the blogging world was a trip to Gaborone. Second was the return of the infamous boarders... more about them later!I decided on a Friday evening to go to Gaborone for a little bit of

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I have started running errands for the mission on a regular basis. It's been really fun! I go into town almost every day and am learning my way around town much better than I could have ever imagined. Today, like any other day, I collected the people who needed to go to town and headed out. Our first two stops were at various homes to drop off a few items. Both houses were small brick buildings

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I've been amazed by what I've seen since I've been here. Granted, I've only been here a few months and I know that there is more to see. Much of my time is spent at the mission, but recently I've been running many, many errands in town. Some of the things are absolutely ridiculous - i.e. a whole herd of goats crossing at the "zebra" crossings, which is fairly amazing... at least to me. Other

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I was talking to a friend (who also lives in Africa) today about how animals in Africa are perceived. I realized that what I thought before moving here and what I know now, it is so different! Yes, we have lions and rhinos and hippos and elephants, but they are an every day sight... ok, the hippos live about two miles away during the winter. The animals I see most? Donkeys, cattle, goats and

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This is a Toyota Surf...On Monday, this particular car was not in my possession... yet. The entire adventure began in a Corolla (which, by the way, I have decided is quite possibly the national car of Bots). What began as a simple trip to town with a visitor became one of the most insane adventures yet.The trip began with two of us headed on a simple drive through of town. A general survey of

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As I've mentioned in a previous post, the mission is located just off a dirt road. This week it has rained an absurd amount, making these same roads much muddier than normal. Usually, one tries to guess which puddle is the most shallow. Over the last few days, we've been attempting to decide which lake to swim through. We can still leave the mission, and once at the tar road things are much

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I until yesterday, I had been working as a personal assistant to one of the executives here. The concept seems a little strange, I know... executives?? on the missions field? Welcome to the ever changing world of ministry. Someone has to manage things. Anyhow, this particular position was a) not what I came to do and b) not on the list of things I would have ever chosen. I know that God placed me

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I have been here for almost two months now. What an interesting country this is... I have begun to learn Setswana, how to dress, and how to eat. On top of all that, I have begun to pick up cultural quirks, if you will. These include simple things that I wouldn't think about in the U.S.: how to shake hands, who should sit or offer a chair, what constitutes personal space, etc.. I am still learning

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Hello! Sorry it has been so long sine I've posted. Things have been busy (as usual) around here. Over the past few days, I have been working with a women's empowerment project (Maatla - strength). The current project is all about teaching them to knit. I, being the avid knitter that I am have been helping to teach and guide them in making their projects. They have made either coasters or needle

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This is what happens when the boarders (and of course Mason) get a hold of something marketed as being almost "indestructible"... I did give them permission to do this...

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These are a list of the events of the past week. Don't worry - they are all true.SUNDAY: THE RELATIONSHIP TALK - As there are sixty-two boarders (thirty-two of those being boys and thirty girls), we were bound to have some issues about relationships. Ergo, Sunday night we talked to all the girls about why they are NOT here to date and why at their age dating is likely a bad idea.MONDAY: THE BIG

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Just yesterday, I was sitting with the school principal discussing several issues I am having with a particular group of girls. She gave me some wonderful advice. In the course of the conversation, however, she gave me the most wonderful idea! I am going to teach the girls in the dorm how to knit! It should be fun... at least interesting. The ultimate goal is to make a blanket to give to either

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I haven't had anything overwhelmingly interesting to post over the past week and a half. I've been exploring Maun, working, and living with a group of teenage girls. It is challenging just to find time alone. I am enjoying myself though. It has been good to say busy and even better to be challenged to find time to spend with G0d. I am amazed at how the past week has changed my relationship with

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I've have yet to move into my official house. So, in lieu of that, I've been living with the intern. It has been a wonderful experience, we get along really well - which is a tiny bit tragic since I'm moving out soon. We've been going through orientation for the past few days. For the most part this has meant sitting and listening to tons of information... which means tons of information that has

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Our flight arrived in London right on time. It was splendid to finally be off the nine hour flight. My dad and I went through customs and tried to decided what to do with the little, but precious, time we would have on the ensuing ten hour layover. Since it was around 9:00 in the morning, we weren't entirely concerned about getting anywhere at any particular time (amend that, the only thing on

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I've been working towards tying things up here in the U.S. It's been wonderful :). I've gotten to visit with old friends and new, as well as spending tons of time with my family. Aside from that there have been all those pesky little loose ends to tie up - canceling my phone plan, get an international driver's license, packing-repacking-unpacking-repacking (there's not enough space!), etc...

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This story gives more information about what is going on in northern Botswana and the heart of LBOM:In Riverside, Maun five years ago, a woman in labour went under a bush by the bank of the Thamalakane River and delivered a beautiful baby girl. Soon after that, she cast a rag on top of the child and abandoned her. For approximately five hours the baby lay there cold and shivering, until a dog

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This past week I have officially begun my journey to Botswana! I will be leaving in early January. The month and a half will be challenging, I am certain, though I look forward to it. I will be working in several different capacities - that of house parent for the boarding school, assistant to a missions training program, and assistant to the outreach program.I am begin to learn how difficult it

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Throughout life we are granted a multitude of different seasons. Some call us to wait, others to advance; some call us to go, while still others signal preparation. For the past year, I have been in a season of preparation. Waiting on the Lord can be an agonizing, lengthy process - though preparation takes time, I am not always willing to spend it. I have learned much about myself and the Lord in

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I have not thought about Botswana in ages. I actually have a few pictures on my desk at work now - they remind me of who I am and who I aspire to be. Now, God willing, I will be moving to Botswana at the beginning of 2009 to work with a three month intensive missions training program for the entire year. What follows is a somewhat brief account of what has happened over the last few months to

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